On December 29, 1778, British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald
Campbell and his force of between 2,500 and 3,600 troops,
which included the 71st Highland regiment, New York
Loyalists, and Hessian mercenaries, launched a surprise
attack on American forces defending Savannah, Georgia.

   
TIM MAGUIRE

John F. Kennedy’s funeral procession to St. Matthew’s 
Cathedral.

    
    
  Funeral Mass card.

George Washington’s farewell to his officers at Fraunces
Tavern in New York City on Dec. 4, 1783, marked his
resignation as commander of the Continental Army
after the Revolutionary War victory.

George Washington leaves Fraunces Tavern in New York
City after bidding farewell to the officers of his army.

Washington is shown leaving New York City.

Engraving shows Founding Father and future American President John Adams, center, as he greets King George
III of England.

On September 27, 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John
Adams to travel to France to lead peace talks with Great Britain
during the Revolutionary War.

Founding Father John Adams (1735 – 1826) served as
the second president of the United States from 1797 to
1801. 

The American flag was flown in battle for the first time on this day
in 1777, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware. Patriot General William Maxwell ordered the stars and
stripes banner raised as a detachment of his infantry and cavalry
met an advance guard of British and Hessian troops.

The rebels were defeated and forced to retreat to General George Washington’s main force near Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania.